HTC One M9 Verizon Wireless User guide

Contents

Features you'll enjoy

Personalization 15

Imaging 17

Sound 20

Unboxing

HTC One M9 22

Slots with card trays 23

nano SIM card 24

Storage card 26

Charging the battery 29

Switching the power on or off 30

Want some quick guidance on your phone? 31

Phone setup and transfer

Setting up HTC One M9 for the first time 32

Transferring content from an Android phone 34

Ways of transferring content from an iPhone 35

Transferring iPhone content through iCloud 36

Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth 36

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Other ways of getting contacts and other content 37

Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer 38

Using Quick Settings 39

Getting to know your settings 41

Updating your phone's software 42

Getting apps from Google Play 45

Downloading apps from the web 47

Uninstalling an app 48

Your first week with your new phone

Basics 49

HTC Sense Home widget 67

Motion Launch 71

Lock screen 80

Notifications 84

Working with text 87

HTC Help 94

Personalizing

Making HTC One M9 truly yours 95

Ringtones, notification sounds, and alarms 96

Home wallpaper 96

Changing the display font 97

Launch bar 98

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Adding Home screen widgets 99

Adding Home screen shortcuts 100

Editing Home screen panels 101

Changing your main Home screen 103

Grouping apps on the widget panel and launch bar 104

Arranging apps 105

HTC BlinkFeed

What is HTC BlinkFeed? 107

Turning HTC BlinkFeed on or off 108

Restaurant recommendations 109

Ways of adding content on HTC BlinkFeed 110

Customizing the Highlights feed 112

Saving articles for later 112

Posting to your social networks 113

Removing content from HTC BlinkFeed 113

Camera

Camera basics 114

Selfies and people shots 123

Split Capture 128

Panoramic shots 130

Other camera features 133

Camera settings 134

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Gallery

Viewing photos and videos in Gallery 137

Adding photos or videos to an album 141

Copying or moving photos or videos between albums 142

Tagging photos and videos 142

Searching for photos and videos 144

Finding matching photos 145

Viewing Pan 360 photos 145

Changing the video playback speed 146

Trimming a video 147

Saving a photo from a video 148

Viewing a Zoe in Gallery 148

Photo Editor

Basics 149

Editing continuous shots 153

Creative effects 156

Video chat and phone calls

Video chat 166

Phone calls 168

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Messages

Sending a text or multimedia message via Message+ 179

Sending a text message (SMS) 179

Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 180

Sending a group message 181

Resuming a draft message 182

Replying to a message 182

Forwarding a message 183

Copying a text message to the nano SIM card 183

Deleting messages and conversations 184

Entertainment

HTC BoomSound with Dolby Audio 186

HTC Music 187

HTC Connect 193

Power and storage management

Battery 199

Phone storage 204

File Manager 207

Sync, backup, and reset

Online sync 210

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Backup 212

HTC Sync Manager 217

Reset 220

People

Your contacts list 223

Setting up your profile 225

Adding a new contact 225

Editing a contact’s information 227

Getting in touch with a contact 227

Importing or copying contacts 228

Merging contact information 230

Sending contact information 231

Contact groups 232

Private contacts 234

Calendar and Email

Viewing the Calendar 235

Scheduling or editing an event 237

Choosing which calendars to show 238

Sharing an event 239

Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 239

Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 240

Checking your mail 241

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Sending an email message 242

Reading and replying to an email message 243

Managing email messages 245

Searching email messages 246

Working with Exchange ActiveSync email 247

Adding an email account 248

What is Smart Sync? 249

Google Search and apps

Google Now 250

Google Search 253

Google Chrome 255

Google Drive 257

Google Maps 260

YouTube 264

Other apps

Kid Mode 266

HTC Car 269

Scribble 273

Clock 277

VZ Navigator 278

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Internet connections

Data connection 279

Managing your data usage 280

Wi-Fi connection 282

Wi-Fi Enhanced Connectivity 284

Connecting to VPN 285

Using HTC One M9 as a Mobile Hotspot 287

Sharing your mobile data connection by USB tethering 288

Wireless sharing

Bluetooth 289

NFC 293

Settings and security

Turning location services on or off 296

Airplane mode 297

Scheduling when to turn data connection off 297

Automatic screen rotation 298

Setting when to turn off the screen 298

Screen brightness 299

Touch sounds and vibration 299

Changing the display language 300

Glove mode 300

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Installing a digital certificate 301

Pinning the current screen 302

Disabling an app 302

Assigning a PIN to a nano SIM card 303

Accessibility features 304

Accessibility settings 305

Turning Magnification gestures on or off 305

Navigating HTC One M9 with TalkBack 306

Trademarks and copyrights

Index

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IMPORTANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION

Please be advised that many services and applications offered through this unique

device are provided by various device manufacturers, operating system, software and

application developers (e.g. Google

®

, Motorola

®

, Microsoft

®

, BlackBerry

®

). If you use,

link to or download such a service, or an application such as a non-Verizon Wireless

location based GPS-type service, chat room, marketplace or social network from this

device, you should carefully review the terms of such service or application. If you use

any of these non-Verizon Wireless services or applications, personal information you

submit may be read, collected, or used by the service or application provider and/or

other users of those forums.

Verizon Wireless is not responsible for your use of those applications or information

you choose to submit or share with others. Specific terms and conditions, terms of use,

and privacy policies apply to those applications and services. Please review carefully

any and all terms and conditions applicable to those applications and services

including those related to any location-based services for any particular privacy

policies, risks or waivers.

Your Verizon Wireless Customer Agreement Terms and Conditions and certain other

specifically identified terms govern your use of any Verizon Wireless products and

services.

IMPORTANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION 11

About this guide

In this user guide, we use the following symbols to indicate useful and important

information:

This is a note. A note often gives additional information, such as what

happens when you choose to do or not to do a certain action. A note also

provides information that may only be applicable to some situations.

This is a tip. A tip gives you an alternative way to do a particular step or

procedure, or lets you know of an option that you may find helpful.

This indicates important information that you need in order to accomplish a

certain task or to get a feature to work properly.

This provides safety precaution information, that is, information that you

need to be careful about to prevent potential problems.

12 About this guide

Important RF Notice

This device was tested for compliance with the applicable FCC and Industry

Canada specific absorption rate (SAR) limits for radio frequency (RF)

exposure during typical body-worn operations. To ensure that RF exposure

levels remain at or below the tested levels, use a belt-clip, holster, or similar

accessory that maintains a minimum separation distance of 1.0 cm between

your body and the device, with either the front or back of the device facing

towards your body. Such accessories should not contain any metallic

components. Body-worn accessories that do not meet these specifications

may not ensure compliance with applicable SAR limits and their use should

be avoided.

This device has been shown to be HAC compatible for CDMA and LTE

™

.

Hearing Aid Compatibility = M4/T4.

Important RF Notice 13

Important note on recoverable data

Files and other data that have been deleted, cleared, removed, or erased

from your device may still be recoverable by third-party data recovery

software. Even a factory reset may not permanently erase all data from your

phone, including personal information.

14 Important note on recoverable data

Features you'll enjoy

Personalization

Designed with you in mind, HTC One M9 is filled with innovations that help it to adapt

to your life.

HTC Sense Home

Your Home screen adapts to your needs at home, at work,

and on the go. New lock screen notifications make it

easier to find what you've missed, see upcoming events,

get restaurant recommendations, and more. See What is

the HTC Sense Home widget? on page 67 and

HTC BlinkFeed Notifications on page 82.

Features you'll enjoy 15

HTC BlinkFeed

Get your favorite topics, news, social media, and more

conveniently delivered to one place on your phone. Even

get suggestions for points of interests and places to eat!

See What is HTC BlinkFeed? on page 107.

Kid Mode

Be worry-free while your kids use your

HTC One M9. Customize your little

ones' experience in Kid Mode

®

, where

they can enjoy a virtual playground with

games, apps, and books that you approve

of. You can check on which sites and

subjects your child has been spending

time on. See Switching to Kid Mode on

page 266.

16 Features you'll enjoy

Imaging

Made to help you capture your memories to share with family and friends.

Bokeh

When using Bokeh mode with the main camera, you can

focus on any object by just tapping it, which blurs the

background for an artistic effect. See Changing the focus

in Bokeh mode on page 122.

Features you'll enjoy 17

Split Capture

Use Split Capture mode to record

yourself and the action in front of

you. This mode uses both the front

and back cameras to capture a split-

screen photo or video. You can even

resize the split windows. See Using

Split Capture mode on page 128.

Front camera features

Enjoy using the variety of selfie-friendly features with the Camera app.

§ Live Makeup – Before taking your selfie, use Live Makeup to smoothen your

skin. See Applying skin touch-ups with Live Makeup on page 125.

§ Instant selfie shots – Flash a smile, and the camera instantly captures your

smiling face. Or, Just say "Cheese"! See Using Auto Selfie on page 125 and

Using Voice Selfie on page 126.

§ Photo Booth – Take 4 selfies and the camera automatically merges them into a

single picture. See Taking selfies with Photo Booth on page 127.

Photo Editor

The Photo Editor app enhances your photos, from basic edits to elegant effects!

18 Features you'll enjoy

Make a photo surreal. Blend in

shapes, elements, and prismatic

effects. See Prismatic on page 159.

Superimpose one image onto

another and create a unique

composition only you can imagine!

See Double Exposure on page 160.

Face Fusion uses two photos such as your selfie and

a photo of your favorite celebrity to merge your

looks together. See Face Fusion on page 164.

Features you'll enjoy 19

Enhanced video calling

Face Tracking can detect not just

you but also the people around you

during a video call. Your caller will

see up to 4 faces that are within your

camera’s field of vision.

Also, you can share what you're

looking at on your phone screen to

the person you're chatting with. See

Video chat and phone calls on page

166.

Zoe

Use the Zoe

™

app to create stories using your photos and videos combined with your

own soundtrack. Right from this app, you can engage with the Zoe community to share

your content and remix with other people's content. There's also the Zoe website that's

accessible from your computer web browser where everyone can view shared content.

To find out how to use the Zoe app, go to www.zoe.com/help. To visit the Zoe website,

go to www.zoe.com.

Sound

Discover audio bliss on HTC One M9 through its built-in speakers, headphones, or

wireless speakers.

HTC BoomSound with Dolby Audio

Hear what you've been missing. HTC BoomSound

™

gives you a rich, authentic sound

experience, whether you’re listening to music, watching a video, or playing a game. To

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HTC One M9 Verizon Wireless User guide

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